On both the left and the right, the municipal elections for Paris town hall are being prepared. And in all corners of the political spectrum, the question of casting arises. Guest of the France Inter morning show this Monday morning, the president (LR) of the Île-de-France region, Valérie Pécresse, was questioned on the subject, more than a year before the election.
“At this stage, I only see one thing: if we want to win Paris, we have to come together. And we have to come together very widely,” said Valérie Pécresse at France Inter. “Behind Rachida Dati? », reminds him Léa Salamé. “Behind the candidate who is best placed. And at this stage, I believe it is Rachida Dati,” replies the regional president.
A way of providing strong support to the one who has also been Minister of Culture for a year, almost to the day, and who had formalized her candidacy in January 2024. During the last municipal elections, in 2020, and despite differences basically, Valérie Pécresse had already given her support to Rachida Dati. The latter also supported the former government spokesperson in the 2022 presidential election.
This little sentence from Valérie Pécresse comes while on the other side of the political spectrum, the campaign for the socialist nomination between Emmanuel Grégoire and Rémi Féraud has taken a new turn. While the date of the internal vote which will designate who will represent the PS in the 2026 election must still be refined, a poll commissioned by the Grégoire camp has increased tensions between the two camps.
